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EJBCA Hardware Appliance Environment Preparation

Environment Preparations

The following items must be completed prior to the deployment of any configuration items for EJBCA

  • Rack Appliances in designated locations

  • Connect (2) network cables per appliance - Must be connected prior to powering on device

  • Connect (2) power cables per appliance

  • Provision Networks (VLANs) for Management and Application Services

  • Provision Network Switch ports for Management and Application interfaces. Access ports only (No LACP, Tagged ports)

  • Allocate (2) IP addresses per appliance

    • One Management interface IP

    • One Application interface IP

  • Provide physical access to all appliances (Required in-person access for initialization)

  • Ensure required PIN Pads and SmartCards are available and ready

  • Initialize any previously configured appliances

  • Provision External HDD for Appliance backups

  • Complete Network Assignment Summary below

Component

IP Address

Netmask

Gateway

FQDN

Comments

Management Interface

 

 

 

 

 

Application Interface

 

 

 

 

 

NTP Server

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

IP Address is only requirement for Root CA nodes

DNS Server

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

Not required for Root CA Nodes

Syslog Server

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

Not required for Root CA Nodes